dollars air would -- >> edward, thank you for your question and for your service. i don't know that we're going to cut the price control, but the more we create large, competitive pools, we bring down the cost of services and drugs. for example, but medicare and the federal employee health benefit program at much lower administrative costs than do some private programs. [inaudible] edward is saying -- medicare sort of this, but the federal coverage is competing with the private sector. most americans have private insurance. they are happy with it. but they are anxious about the rising cost of that and will it still be there in a few years? with respect to prescription medicine, which you raised specifically, again, i think competition would be a good thing. remember that when the medicare part d program was adopted by a previous congress and administration, i want to point out two things. they did not pay for that benefit. this bill, for good or ill, according to the congressional budget office, is fully paid for. it does not add to the deficit. i think that ought